Author: Liam

One of the smallest, but still the most important, components of any lifting or hoisting apparatus is wire rope. From wire rope hoists and winches of gantry systems to the running rigging of a jib crane and everything in between, wire rope plays an integral role. More often than not, however, wire rope is the…

Not every workshop has space for a full-span overhead crane. Neither does every job. In such situations, where space is restricted, or when the lifting requirement is confined to a single work cell, the most common choices are a jib crane or a mobile gantry crane. The lifting requirements of both of these systems are…

If you ask five riggers what type of sling they grab first, you’ll likely receive five different, and confident, answers. This is because chain slings and wire rope slings are not interchangeable, or one is not simply considered \u201cbetter.\u201d Each style is designed for different jobs, environments, and have different failure modes. Choosing the wrong…

Typically, site managers don’t keep track of when their site’s lifting gear was last inspected. To put it bluntly, they don’t really care. If you have a site manager like this, your business is at high risk of falling on the wrong side of LOLER regulations. Adequate inspection schedules would mitigate this risk. Under the…